30 Episode 29 New Patents and Nations

It was the day after I had killed the bandits and negotiated the coke deal, but I had nothing special to do today, so I decided to spend the day hunting like an adventurer.

As before, I hunted for red wolves as I moved around, but I didn't find any bandit hideouts today, and I ended up hunting about 50 red wolves.

I then headed for the guild. I had to pick up my reward from yesterday.

Hello, I'm here to report the extermination of the Red Wolves, and can I also get my reward for killing the bandits?

The receptionist looked at the guild card, then looked up and said.

The receptionist looked at the guild card and immediately looked up and said, "Kaede, I was told that the head of the branch would like to speak to you directly about the banditry.

"Yes, I'm fine.

We talked about the request itself on the day of the meeting, and he said he would think about it.

The other day my rank was just raised, and now it's going to be raised again?　I'm not sure what to make of it, but I'm sure it's worth it.

Kaede, you can sit down for now.

Yes, sir.

The first thing is the reward, 500 Tel for each bandit, 19,000 Tel for 38 bandits, 8334 Tel for the base reward and 12666 Tel for the share of the loot, total 40,000 Tel.

That's pretty neat.

I wonder if they adjusted the loot distribution. Well, if you get 40,000 tells, you're doing well.

It may be a small amount of money for a metal lizard, but it's a lot of money in general. That's a lot of money for a single request.

And as for the rank, just from what I've heard from Magus, I've learned that he's at least D rank. And you can kill people with it.

And as for the ability?　Is there something I'm missing?

I don't want to be told that I need more than three years of work experience.

But Kaede lacks some experience, and if you're ranked D or higher, you need at least some experience with escort requests, so I've written down your abilities on your guild card, so that only guild members can see it, of course. It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're going to be doing.

Five times, it's going to take longer to rise in rank than before. And since it's called an escort, you'll probably have to move around the city.

If I were to run as fast as I could, it would take me days to get here from Tubai.

It would be easier if I could just shove all my stuff into the item box and dash off with it.

That's not escorting, that's not escorting. He's just a courier, and I wouldn't trust him even as an escort.

Not until we have the weapons, anyway.

Yes, I can't leave the city right now, so I'll do an escort when I have time.

There's no need to rush into anything, but I'd like strong adventurers to stay at a reasonable rank. The guild is also short on high ranks, so that's all I'm saying.

Since the conversation seemed to be over, I left the room. You have to go to the reception desk again, because they don't seem to be able to pay for your request.

It's true that the number of people who came to the reception desk to ask for the bandits to be killed was only about that many, and only one of them was of B or C rank.

It is possible that the level of adventurers in this town is just as low as Eine's.

However, if this is a city with a high level of weapon production, and if it's a city where a single metal lizard is a once-in-a-decade event, there probably aren't many high-ranked adventurers.

High rank adventurers will use good weapons, and if there are many high rank adventurers, they should be able to get more good materials.

It's also possible that there are too few demons, but given the situation where there are many demons in the forest, it's hard to imagine people going 'hooray, I got something' when they see a strong demon.

In the first place, if the average level of adventurers is high, there will be a lot of them even in Eirn where the level is relatively low.

If that were the case, there is no way that swords that have not been tempered would be used. They would break sooner than they could withstand.

The fact that such a sword is used means that the adventurers in this world are at a level where they can use such a sword practically.

In other words, adventurers in this world are not that strong, and even B-rank adventurers are rare.

With this in mind, I settled the request for defeat, and went home to sleep.

It would not be surprising if the weapon making process had started tomorrow.

The next morning, I took the morning bell to Sumizu's workshop, where I met Sumisa, who told me that the production of the staff was going well. People in this world wake up early.

I was told that it would take about three more days because of some processing that needs to be done by Mr. Smith's side.

Next is the Commercial Guild, where we're meeting.

They meet up roughly, saying something like "some time after the morning bell", but I can feel it somehow.

I was the first one to arrive, and within ten minutes, everyone was there.

Let's go.

Mr. Geinta led me into the commercial guild.

We'll talk about the details at the meeting.

The room has a soundproofing spell that prevents information from leaking out unless you make a lot of noise, so it's used for important business meetings that don't involve the Commercial Guild. There's a fee for using it, though.

Today, Mr. Naiaki will be acting as an intermediary from the beginning.

The new patent has been approved, and the new system will be called the New Patent, and although we haven't had a vote on the new system yet, we can use the system right away in the form of a provisional approval, but no new system has ever been approved provisionally and not passed a vote. I told the guild master about this system, and he was very excited and praised it, and assured me that he would force it through, so there's nothing to worry about.

"Special restrictions?

"Special restrictions?" "Like not taking more than a percentage?

Yes, restrictions on who we can offer this technology to.

I don't understand. Isn't this new patent a system to spread the word?

I don't understand. Isn't the new patent supposed to be a system for spreading the word? "Specifically, the government will review who can sell the technology, and only those who pass the review will be allowed to provide the technology. Sales outside of Japan are prohibited, and anyone who works in the field of this technology will also be screened by the government.

So, you're saying that the technology will be monopolized only in Japan?　Well, it's necessary for the government. War.

I guess there are things like war and balance between nations.

What about war?

There hasn't been a war in hundreds of years, and as the amount of metal smelting increases, it's okay to sell it to foreign countries, it's simply a way to monopolize domestic profits, a way to earn foreign currency.

Hey . Return my serious thought. Money, after all.

Well, that's not a problem. I don't want to pursue profit by antagonizing the country.

Mr. Miyas and the others are nodding.

Okay, by the way, what would be a good price?

Mr. Geinta replied.

"For now, we'll sell it at a price slightly lower than charcoal, and then adjust the price when the name spreads to some extent, and fix it when the price stabilizes to some extent.

"Then, won't the people we're spreading the word to have to change the price from time to time as they're told until the price stabilizes?

Until then, we'll only be spreading the word to people we know to a certain extent, who will understand if we change the price, although it will slow down the growth of the business.

That's okay, I'm in no hurry.

"Then, for now, can we sign a regular patent contract for fifty percent of the profit, and when it stabilizes, we can sign a new patent?

At this point, Mr. Niaki interrupted me. At this point, Mr. Naiaki interrupted.

They agreed, but I still have a few changes to make.

Basically, it's okay, but as long as we don't have enough production equipment, you can use my patent fee for capital investment.

"All right, that's it then.

The contract seemed to be settled.

All that was left to do was to sign the contract on the board that Naiaki had brought with her, which was filled with magic stones, and the contract was concluded.

I wonder if this is some kind of contract magic. Or maybe it's an artifact.

Wait a minute.

When I was about to leave the room, Mr. Gaither stopped me.

I'm talking about capital investment. We'll increase it to some extent, but there's a good chance we won't be able to mine the coal in time if we add too many facilities.

Are there really that many people?　You're right, they haven't been digging much.

But since the little earthquake a while back, the people working in the mines have been collapsing from time to time, and the symptoms seem to be a kind of magic overload, but it doesn't seem like there's any increase in magic, so I don't know why. I don't know what's causing it.

Too much magic, or too much of it, can have negative effects.

If we reduce it beforehand, it won't overflow.

If the earthquake was caused by something else, that would be a problem.

The problem is ...... Have you tried reducing the magic before entering?

I'm not sure what the problem is. It's a road that leads to some of the most productive areas of the mine, and production drops off considerably, so now we're kind of mining in the shallow areas.

So it's stretched.

So you're saying that someone who can use a lot of magic should go scouting?

Try it. If it doesn't work, just run back.

I'll do it. I've got a lot of magic, so I think I can stay active for a long time if I can reduce it as much as possible.

I don't care, but the wizard who scouted ahead of me is also a pretty good wizard with a lot of magic power, do you have any ideas?

Yes, I have an idea.

I'm not sure what you mean by that. A wizard with a lot of magic power is probably only talking about three digits. Two digits are different.

You may want to enter with about 1000 magic power left for self-defense, and spend more magic power depending on the situation.

I'll show you the difference in magic power!